Parents, global audience await decision in Sacramento custody case

CORRECTION April 29: Sacramento County Child Protective Services has not commented on the media attention or the legal process for this case. An earlier version of this story included incorrect information that has since been deleted.

SACRAMENTO - On Monday, a judge is expected to weigh in on a local custody case that has captivated people from Sacramento to Russia.

Sacramento County Child Protective Services removed baby Sammy Nikolayev from his parents' custody last Wednesday, after Anna and Alex Nikolayev took him out of Sutter Memorial Hospital without proper discharge.

Anna Nikolayev said she was taking her son to Kaiser Permanente after being displeased with the treatment her 5-month-old baby was receiving at Sutter Memorial Hospital, and was completely stunned by CPS' decision to take her son.

But CPS contends they removed the boy due to "severe neglect."

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